Stress Vocab

Question 1

What is stress?

Answer 1

How we perceive/respond to events. (Threat or challenge)

Question 2

What are stressors?

Answer 2

The actual event (can or can’t control)

Question 3

What is a stress reaction?

Answer 3

How we respond (physical, cognitive, and social)

Question 4

What is eustress?

Answer 4

Good stress, perceived challenge, feel motivated

Question 5

What is distress?

Answer 5

Bad stress, perceived threat, feel fear

Question 6

What are conflict situations?

Answer 6

Choosing between two or more options

Question 7

What is approach-approach conflict?

Answer 7

Definition= Two good options

Stress= Low; Resolve= Easy

Question 8

What is avoidance-avoidance conflict?

Answer 8

Definition= Two bad options

Stress= High; Resolve= Hard

Question 9

What is approach-avoidance conflict?

Answer 9

Definition= One situation with good and bad (pros and cons)

Stress= Medium (depends on importance); Resolve= Medium

Question 10

What is double approach-avoidance conflict?

Answer 10

Definition= Two+ situations with good and bad

Stress= Medium (depends on importance); Resolve= Medium; Resolve 3 ways= Discount, Third option, Impulse

Question 11

What is the General Adaptation Syndrome?

Answer 11

Body responds to stress in three stages.

Question 12

What are the three stages of the body’s stress reaction?

Answer 12

1. Alarm- Body goes into fight or flight (sympathetic nervous system)
2. Resistance- Body releases neurotransmitters and hormones
3. Exhaustion- When supplies are depleted in body

Question 13

What are daily stressors?

Answer 13

Little daily hassles of life

Question 14

What is burnout?

Answer 14

Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion

Question 15

What are significant changes?

Answer 15

Big life events

Question 16

What are catastrophes?

Answer 16

Unpredictable life-threatening events

Question 17

What are the effects of perceived control?

Answer 17

1) Negative effects of stress are magnified out of our control
2) Uncontrollable stress produces the harshest ulcers
3) Rats that control shock=Healthy as rats with no shock
4) Optimists have stronger immune systems and recover quicker
5) Stress hormones deplete white blood cells

Question 18

What is a Type A personality?

Answer 18

Perfectionist, competitive, anger-prone, motivated, punctual.

Question 19

What is a Type B personality?

Answer 19

Lazy, easy-going, always late, procrastinators.

Question 20

What is wellness?

Answer 20

Result of healthy lifestyle and attitude.

Question 21

What are healthy lifestyles?

Answer 21

1. Exercise: Releases endorphins, boosts your mood, releases tension, minimizes cortisol levels, and helps you sleep.
2. Family and Friends: Emotional release, talk it out, trust, feel supported.
3. The Faith Factor: Healthy behaviors, social support, and positive emotions.

Question 22

What is positive psychology?

Answer 22

Focus on optimal human functioning.

Question 23

What is flow?

Answer 23

State of optimal experience: it involves challenge, requires skill, has goals, and provides feedback. (Getting into the zone)

Question 24

What are characteristics of happy people?

Answer 24

Help others more, make easier decisions, see the world safer, are more outgoing, participate in more rewarding activities, and have a higher sense of control and hope.

Question 25

What is optimism?

Answer 25

Believe bad events are temporary, not your fault, won’t have bigger effects.